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I wouldn't call it a trap: they don't claim renewals are taken at a loss (and I wouldn't expect them to). They charge $10.16/year to renew a .com (including th

by bkrausz 16y ago

I wouldn't call it a trap: they don't claim renewals are taken at a loss (and I wouldn't expect them to). They charge $10.16/year to renew a .com (including the ICANN fee). Pretty reasonable to me, plus they let you specify your own nameserver for the domain. I've been very happy with NameCheap: I was originally on GoDaddy (I was young and stupid), moved to 1&1 (still young, still stupid), and I've been with NameCheap ever since (~4 years).

dchest 16y ago
plus they let you specify your own nameserver for the domain It's not "plus", it's requirement for any registrator, isn't it? I've never seen anyone not allowing to specify nameservers. It's backwards: "plus" is the ability to have free DNS hosting :-)
- bkrausz 16y ago
  Oh, I meant NS record delegation (I think, terminology might be wrong, it's been a while since I futzed with low-level DNS stuff), so that you could use ns1.mydomain.com as your nameserver, even if you registered mydomain.com through namecheap.
  - qjz 16y ago
    Can you name a registrar that doesn't permit this? I certainly wouldn't use them.
  - elliottcarlson 16y ago
    They all allow it - just they don't all make it a simple control panel process. Either email support, or do a search and it can be taken care of on all registrars.
ck2 16y ago
Domain names are pretty much a set-and-forget thing. You can get into a cheap registrar and pay for 10 years in advance. I'm paying $7.75 elsewhere and perfectly satisfied. Oh and by the way, NameCheap is essentially an enom reseller, remember the registerfly/enom fiasco a few years ago? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RegisterFly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RegisterFly
- PonyGumbo 16y ago
  Where are you paying $7.75? I've been looking for an alternative to Godaddy.
  - vladd 16y ago
    Search "register domain GoDaddy" on Google and click on their sponsored links. They contain an embedded coupon code bringing down the .com price under 8 USD (the ad is targeted for most countries).
    - PonyGumbo 16y ago
      It may have been unclear in my message, but I'm looking for an alternative to Godaddy for reasons other than pricing.
  - kristofferR 16y ago
    I use Internet.bs. They're great and a .com only costs $7.49 They don't upsell anything, unlike the others do, and private registration/transfer is free.
- RyanAmos 16y ago
  They were an enom reseller, but that is no longer true (since around the start of 2008). Sources: http://community.namecheap.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=467 http://community.namecheap.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&... http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html

by bkrausz 16y ago

dchest 16y ago

plus they let you specify your own nameserver for the domain It's not "plus", it's requirement for any registrator, isn't it? I've never seen anyone not allowing to specify nameservers. It's backwards: "plus" is the ability to have free DNS hosting :-)

bkrausz 16y ago
Oh, I meant NS record delegation (I think, terminology might be wrong, it's been a while since I futzed with low-level DNS stuff), so that you could use ns1.mydomain.com as your nameserver, even if you registered mydomain.com through namecheap.
- qjz 16y ago
  Can you name a registrar that doesn't permit this? I certainly wouldn't use them.
- elliottcarlson 16y ago
  They all allow it - just they don't all make it a simple control panel process. Either email support, or do a search and it can be taken care of on all registrars.

ck2 16y ago

Domain names are pretty much a set-and-forget thing. You can get into a cheap registrar and pay for 10 years in advance. I'm paying $7.75 elsewhere and perfectly satisfied. Oh and by the way, NameCheap is essentially an enom reseller, remember the registerfly/enom fiasco a few years ago? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RegisterFly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RegisterFly

PonyGumbo 16y ago
Where are you paying $7.75? I've been looking for an alternative to Godaddy.
- vladd 16y ago
  Search "register domain GoDaddy" on Google and click on their sponsored links. They contain an embedded coupon code bringing down the .com price under 8 USD (the ad is targeted for most countries).
  - PonyGumbo 16y ago
    It may have been unclear in my message, but I'm looking for an alternative to Godaddy for reasons other than pricing.
- kristofferR 16y ago
  I use Internet.bs. They're great and a .com only costs $7.49 They don't upsell anything, unlike the others do, and private registration/transfer is free.
RyanAmos 16y ago
They were an enom reseller, but that is no longer true (since around the start of 2008). Sources: http://community.namecheap.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=467 http://community.namecheap.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&... http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html http://www.icann.org/en/registrars/accredited-list.html